Raul Must | |||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Country | Estonia | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1987-11-09) November 9, 1987 (age 37) Tallinn, Estonia | ||||||||||||||
Residence | Tallinn, Estonia | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Per-Henrik Croona, Ge Cheng, Aigar Tõnus | ||||||||||||||
Men's singles | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 38 (30 June 2016) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 82 (27 August 2020) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Raul Must (born November 9, 1987) is a badminton player from Estonia. He is a four time Olympian representing Estonia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics and also at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Must was a men's singles bronze medalist at the 2019 Minsk European Games.
Career
Must played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles, and was defeated in the first round by Björn Joppien, of Germany, 21–12, 21–11. Must also played the 2008 Olympic Games in men's singles, and was defeated in the first round by Przemysław Wacha, of Poland, 14–21, 15–21. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he did not qualify from the group round. Winning his group match against Austrian Michael Lahnsteiner with 21-14, 21-18, but losing the other group match against Indonesian Simon Santoso 12-21, 8-21. At the 2016 Rio Olympics he again won a groupsmatch, this time against Brice Leverdez from France with 21-18, 12-21, 21-18. But lost the other groups match against Dane Jan Ø. Jørgensen with 8-21, 15-21 so didn't advance further. For the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Must has been placed by draw in a group with Chen Long from China and Pablo Abián from Spain.
Achievements
European Games
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus | Brice Leverdez | 20–22, 8–21 | Bronze |
BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Dutch Open | Ajay Jayaram | 12–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Russian Open | Tommy Sugiarto | 16–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 9 runners-up)
Men's singles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Raul Must". www.olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- Nick Laham/Getty Images (2008-08-09). "Photos: Poland wins Men's Singles round of 64". The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- "Raul Must Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- "badminton-schedule Tokyo-2020". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- "Tokyo 2020 draw: Who will be facing who?". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
External links
- Raul Must at BWFBadminton.com
- Raul Must at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Raul Must at Olympedia (archive)
- Raul Must at Olympics.com
- Raul Must at the Baku 2015 European Games (archived)
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 January 2010)
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tallinn
- Estonian male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Estonia
- Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
- Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
- European Games bronze medalists for Estonia
- European Games medalists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Estonian sportsmen